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8 hours ago Baghdad under fire for 'unscientific' cap on Kurdistan farmers’ wheat purchases
9 hours ago Coordination Framework pushes PM nominee consultations to Saturday amid ongoing divide over candidates
10 hours ago KDP to boycott Kirkuk council meeting amid expected governor change
10 hours ago President Barzani, French envoy stress need to maintain US-Iran ceasefire
11 hours ago Kurdish opposition leader denies receiving US weapons during Iran war
12 hours ago Iraqi parliament speaker backs mandatory conscription as ‘security necessity’
12 hours ago UN warns landmark nuclear treaty faces growing risk of collapse
13 hours ago Emirati VP, Iranian speaker hold first high-level contact since six-week war
14 hours ago Pakistani delegation heads to Iran with ‘new message’ from US as second-round talks loom
15 hours ago Iraq’s national security chief hails Kurdish role in containing Iran war spillover

Baghdad under fire for 'unscientific' cap on Kurdistan farmers’ wheat purchases

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Baghdad under fire for 'unscientific' cap on Kurdistan farmers’ wheat purchases

Coordination Framework pushes PM nominee consultations to Saturday amid ongoing divide over candidates

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Coordination Framework pushes PM nominee consultations to Saturday amid ongoing divide over candidates

KDP to boycott Kirkuk council meeting amid expected governor change

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KDP to boycott Kirkuk council meeting amid expected governor change

President Barzani, French envoy stress need to maintain US-Iran ceasefire

President Barzani, French envoy stress need to maintain US-Iran ceasefire

Kurdish opposition leader denies receiving US weapons during Iran war

Kurdish opposition leader denies receiving US weapons during Iran war

Iraqi parliament speaker backs mandatory conscription as ‘security necessity’

Iraqi parliament speaker backs mandatory conscription as ‘security necessity’

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The United Nations headquarters building in New York City, US, June 8, 2021. AFP file photo

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UN warns landmark nuclear treaty faces growing risk of collapse

Middle East

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left) and United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right). Graphic: Rudaw

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Emirati VP, Iranian speaker hold first high-level contact since six-week war

Iran

An employee arranges chairs in a meeting room at the Serena Hotel, the venue where Iran and the United States held peace talks earlier in Islamabad on April 15, 2026. Photo: AFP

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Pakistani delegation heads to Iran with ‘new message’ from US as second-round talks loom

Iraq

Qasim al-Araji, Iraq's national security advisor. File photo: Qasim al-Araji/X

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Turkey

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Iraq

A regular session of the Kirkuk provincial council on February 23, 2026. Photo: Kirkuk provincial council/ Facebook

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Iran

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Iraq

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Kurdistan

Kurdish fighters inspect damage after an Iranian cross-border attack in Zirgwez, Sulaimani on September 28, 2022. File photo: AFP

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Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, responds to a question from Rudaw on April 8, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

UN emphasizes maritime freedom, political rights amid Iran tensions

The United Nations on Wednesday stressed the importance of maritime freedom and...

US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran at the White House on April 6, 2026. Photo: AFP

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Former US Ambassador to Tunisia Joey Hood, in an interview with Rudaw in Washington D.C. on March 30, 2026: Photo: Rudaw

US diplomat says NATO-like alliance with Gulf is ‘logical’ step after Iran war

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Yuriy Sak, former Ukrainian defense ministry advisor, speaks to Rudaw on March 29, 2026. Photo: screengrab/Rudaw

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The Kurdish community in the US representing all four parts of Kurdistan...

The Rudaw Media Network holds a launch event for a special TV show for the coverage of the Kurdistan Region's upcoming elections in Erbil on September 16, 2024. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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